A method for transferring and collecting waste material, especially food waste, in which method the s waste material is transferred in a pipe system (7) portion-like from a feed station (1) to a collecting tank (9) and possibly onwards to further processing, Waste material is transferred in the pipe system with a pump device (8) which is arranged to the pipe system (7) between the feed station and the collecting tank, in which case the waste material passes through the pump (8).